Decision - Parking fees & charges update

Brighton and Hove Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee Decided 20 Sep 2022 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee

Report author

Charles Field

Published

26 Sep 2022

Reference

6711

As published

the council's own words, unedited

A report outlining a response to recent requests from members regarding charging for motorcycles, Emissions charges for paid parking and parking charges in the Fiveways area

1) That Committee agrees that in relation to variable emissions charging further data should be collated to facilitate the development of proposals which should be reported to Committee in November 2023. 2) That Committee agrees that officers should report back to this Committee in November 2023 on the way forward for motorcycle charging. 3) That Committee notes the report in relation to free parking and that any changes to any area must be considered as part of the annual fees & charges process.

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The report proposed collecting local vehicle-emissions data before introducing variable parking charges, and bringing options for motorcycle charging back to the committee. It also noted that any changes to free parking in Preston Drove and Ditchling Road would need to be considered through the annual fees and charges process.

Recommendation

Agree that further data should be collected on variable-emissions charging and proposals reported to the committee in November 2023; require officers to report back in November 2023 on the way forward for motorcycle charging; and note that any changes to free parking areas must be considered through the annual fees and charges process.

Financial impact

£18,000 for a six-month variable-emissions data-collection trial, to be met from existing budgets; approximately £10,000 in compensatory savings would be required if parking charges were removed in the Fiveways area.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee

Date in document

20 Sep 2022

Stakeholders named

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road usersmotorcyclistslocal residentslocal businesses and shoppers in the Fiveways areaEnvironment, Transport & Sustainability Committee

Next steps

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Upgrade PayByPhone server access and introduce background vehicle-emissions lookup and data collection without changing current prices.
Collect and analyse emissions data from PayByPhone users from December 2022 to September 2023.
Report findings and proposals on variable-emissions charging to the committee in November 2023.
Report options for motorcycle charging to the committee in November 2023, including an Equalities Impact Assessment.
Consider any proposed changes to free parking in Preston Drove and Ditchling Road through the annual fees and charges process and identify compensatory savings if required.

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